1-Chloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzene → Benzene, 1-methoxy-4-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenoxy)-

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To a solution of 38.1 g of 4-chlorophenyl methyl sulfone and 37.2 g of 4-methoxyphenol dissolved in 150 ml of sulfolane was added 41.5 g of K2CO3. The mixture was heated at 160° C. for 7 hrs and then at 170° C. for 14.5 hrs and cooled. The mixture was poured into aqueous NaOH and the crystalline product collected by filtration, washed well with water and dried, which gave 47.5 g (85.3% yield) of product. Recrystallization from ethanol gave purified 4-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenoxy)-1-methoxybenzene, mp 151.5°-153° C.

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